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Leaky building bill to haunt Auckland descendants

Auckland Council has budgeted $291mi for the leaky building disaster and its financial forecasts indicate it will become an inter-generational issue.

Leaky school dispute tips builder into liquidation

A dispute between a Tauranga builder and the Ministry of Education over school weathertightness issues tipped the builder into liquidation, an official report says.

Leaky homes class action loses bid to protect latecomers to lawsuit

A lawsuit against building products maker James Hardie Industries has lost its bid to let potential plaintiffs join after a Dec. 31 cut-off date.

Self-certification seen as bad idea

A proposal for builders to give themselves the green light could leave the door open for a repeat of the leaky housing crisis, construction industry experts say.

SuperCity agrees to pay $23.8m bill

Auckland ratepayers are coughing up $23.8 million in the region's biggest leaky building case.

Funding confirmed for class action over leaky homes

Funding has been confirmed for a class action lawsuit against the makers of defective plaster cladding.

Leaky payout shows failings

New Zealand's biggest leaky building payout points to serious flaws in our system, according to an industry expert.

Ratepayers face slice of $25m bill

The 150 owners of the 12-level Nautilus tower in Orewa were awarded the payout in a decision released yesterday by Justice Murray Gilbert.

$25m for leaky Orewa tower

Owners of Orewa apartment tower the Nautilus have won $25.07 million, the largest amount awarded to leaky building owners in New Zealand.

No picnic in Hobson Gardens

A big court case over one of Auckland's most ill-fated apartment tower developments is set down to be heard early next year.

Sylvia Park case about defects, not leaks

A dispute over building defects at one of Auckland's biggest shopping malls was on the electronic online High Court list last Thursday.

Canterbury's building crisis as widespread as leaky home issue

A building crisis in Canterbury could be as widespread as the leaky home issue, lawyers say.

Smith backs 100 leaky home victims

About 100 leaky building victims whose claims were rejected because they were beyond a 10-year threshold may now get help to fix their homes.

Leaky home owner has 'arguable case'

An Auckland couple who own a $2m leaky home have an “arguable case” in their lawsuit against the pair that sold them the property, a High Court judge says.

Mai Chen: The importance of settling cases early

Landmark leaky home decision affects 'small number of people'

The Supreme Court's landmark decision clarifying when home owners can make claims about leaky buildings will only affect a small number of people, government officials say.

Landmark leaky home decision

A lawyer says hundreds of leaky-home owners could seek to overturn rejected compensation bids after a landmark Supreme Court decision.

Long wait for action on mould

A Dunedin woman says she has been waiting more than four years to have her state house insulated but contractors will not tackle it because of mould under the floor.